Harrow.



R. L. BOEHNE.

HARROW.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1914.

Patentd Feb. 2, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Tatented Feb. 2, 1915..

Application filed July 6, 1914. Serial No. 849,117.

To all 2071 cm it may concern:

Be it known that l, RALPH L. BOEHNE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the township of Doniphan, in the county of Hall and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harrows, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to barrows, and more particularly to means for taking apart the different sections of the barrow and reassembling the same in compact form so that the barrow as a whole is in suitable condition to be conveyed from place to place.

More particularly stated, I produce a harrow having a knockdown construction, including a frame and a number of barrow sections, so arranged that the sections, or some of them, may be detached from the frame, and again connected therewith so as to occupy changed positions relatively to the same.

Reference is made to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the barrow, showing it as ready for action upon soil. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 shows the harrow with its parts dismantled and packed together, ready for transportation. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the barrow arranged as indicated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view, showing in fragmentary front elevation one of the runners for supporting the evener beam, when the harrow is ready for transportation. Fig. 6 is a section through the evener beam, showing one of the runners.

The" evener beam of the barrow is shown at 7. and connected with it are two clevis links 8 which support double trees 9. The

latter carry clevises 10. and connected with these clevises are swingle trees 11. At 12 are two evener bars provided at their inner ends with corner eves 13. which engage two stationary eyes 14 carried by the evener beam these eye bolts are links '21. A pair of cart.

beams are shown at 22, and together have substantially a 'V-form. Mounted upon these cart beams is a seat spring 23 carrying a drivers seat 24. An axle 25 is provided with a pair of L-shaped portions 26, and mounted upon the latter are the ground wheels 27. A brace 28 is secured upon the cart beams, and is provided, adjacent its middle, with a U-bend 29. At 30, 31 are the harrow bars connected by links 32, as indicated in Fig. 2. The barrow teeth appear at 33, and are carried by tooth bars 33. Connected with the harrow bars 30, 31 are hand levers 35, and mounted upon the barrow bars 31 are sectors 34 which coact with the hand levers 35 for the purpose of enabling the operator to control the inclination of the harrow teeth 33, this being done in the usual or any desired manner. Mounted rigidly upon the cart beams 22 are two brackets 36, each provided with a shoulder 37. Depending from each bracket 36 and the brace 28 are books 38 and 1-1, respectively, which are adapted to support the harrow below the cart beams, as indicated in Fig. 3. The hook 41 is secured to the brace 28. By thus suspending one harrow section below the cart beams, the remaining two sets of harrow bars 30 and tooth bars 31 may be laid upon the cart beams 22, as indicated in Fig. 3. It will be noted that the shoulder 27 engages the adjacent end portion of one of the tooth bars 33, and thus prevents the mechanism resting upon the cart beams'from creeping forward.

While the parts remain in the positions indicated in Fig. 1, the evener bars are parallel with the evener beam 7. \Vhen, however, the harrow is to be arranged for transportation. the pins 17 are removed, so as to disconnect the eye bolts 16 from the calls 15. The evener bars are next swung around,

upon the stationary eyes 14 as centers. until the outer or free ends of the evener bars are brought into the positions indicated in Fig. {1. They are then secured by hooks 42, engaging the links 21 carried at the outer or free ends of the evener bars. as will be un derstood from Fig. 3. In this manner the evener bars 12 are disposed of in such manner that they extend practically backward toward the drivers seat, and are therefore out of the way.

At 4.3 are shown two runners which may evener beam 7. Braces 16 engage the runs.

ners 43-and the evener beam 7 so asto hold these parts in proper relative position. Strengthening irons 4:7 engage the evener beam 7 and are connected with the runners 4:3 by rivets 48. Connecting pins 49 "extend through the strengthening irons 47 and through the evener beam 7 as well as through the portions of'therunners. By withdrawing the pins 49', the runners may be detached fromltheevener beam. 7

The runners are preferably not employed while the harrowis used for operating upon I the soil, the purpose of] the runners being to enable the mechanism to bereadily transported as, indicated in Fig, 3; While in this particular instance I show runners as used for supporting the front portion of the harrow when the parts are ready for transportation, it should be understood that the front portions of the harrow. may be supported in. any, other manner suitable for the purpose indicated;

I do not limit myself to the; precise mechanism. shown, as variations may be made therein without departing from; the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my'invention', what I claim asnew and desire to secure byLetters Patent is as follows:

1. In a harrow, the combination of an evener beam, supporting mechanism detachably connected therewith for temporarily supporting said eyener beam as the latter is moved over the ground, cart. beams connected with said evener beam, mechanism carried by, said cart beams for supporting a harrow section suspended therefrom, and

means for securing harrow sections upon the top of said cart beams.

2. In a harrow, the combination of an evener beam, supporting members connected with said evener beam and adapted to en- 50" gage the ground for supporting'said' evener beam as; the harrow is transported from place to place over the ground, cart beams connected with said evener beam and having together a proXimateV form,a drivers seat connected with said cart beams and supported thereby, an axle connected with said cart beams, a pair of wheels mounted upon said axle for engaging the; ground. and thus supporting said cart beams, a pair ofevener bars pivotally' connected with said evener beam and adapted to be swung rearwardly from sa C nne t on for e u ing. i evener'bars to said cart beams; when sald ar as b rs, are. hu sw ng. ar y;

mechanism carried by said ca'rt'heams for supporting a harrow'section located below said cart beams, and means for securing harrow sections upon the top of said cart beams.

3. In a harrow, the combination of an evener beam, draft mechanism connected with said evener beam, a pair of evener bars pivotally connected to said evener beam and adapted to swing relatively to the same,

mechanism for holding said evener bars rigid relatively to sald evener beam and substantially parallel therewith when the bar-- row is used. for purpose of operating upon the soil, a pair of cart beams connected with said evener beam, connections for supporting said evener bars from said cart beams when the harrow is to be transported, an axle connected with said cart beams, wheels mounted upon said axle'and engaging the ground for supporting said cart beams, means for suspending a harrow section below said cart beams, means for holding a pluralityofharrow sections resting uponlsaid cart beams, and supporting mechanism carried by said evener beam for supporting the adjacent portions of the harrow.

4.1n a harrow, the combination of a frame, an axle connected therewith, a pair of wheels mounted upon said, axle for engaging the groundand partially supporting said frame, an evener bar connected with said-frame, a plurality of harrow sections to be detachably connected with said evener bar, means for connecting said harrow sections with said frame when said harrow sections are disconnected from said evener bar,

and mechanism detachably connected withsaid' evener bar for temporarily supporting said evener bar adjacent the portion ofsaid frame.

5. In a harrow, the combination of an evener beam, mechanism detachably connected with, said evener beam for supporting the same from the ground, a pair of cart beams connected with said evener beam, a seat supported by said'cart beams, apair of wheels for engaging the ground and partially supporting said cart beams and said seat, a harrow section, means for suspending said harrow'section beneath said cart beams, and a plurality of harrow sections to be rested upon said cart beams.

6. In a harrow, a frame, means for supportingthe frame above the ground, a harrow carrying bar hinged to the frame to swing rearwardly in the direction of the lineof draft or at right; angles thereto, means for detachably securing the bar to the frame to hold it at right angles to the line of draft, and means for detachably securing the outer end of'thesaid bar to the frame when swung rearwardly.

7. In a harrow, a frame-having a beam at its front towhich the draft is applied, means at'front'and rear for supporting the frame hinged to the frame beam to swing parallel In testimony whereof I have signed my with or rearwardly at an angle to said frame name to this specification in the presence of beam and below the same, means for detachtwo subscribing witnesses.

ably connecting the bar with the frame beam RALPH LYMAN BOEHNE. 5 to hold it parallel therewith, and means for Witnesses:

detachably connecting it with the frame F. J. SGHAUFELBERGER,

when swung rearwardly. H. KANE.

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